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Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Congressman Bergman

EDITOR: Below is an open letter to Congressman Bergman. Using Congressman Bergman’s website, I sent a message to the Congressman on February 20, 2025. His office acknowledged receiving the message, but I haven’t received a response yet. I thought publishing the message might prompt a ...

Canadians and the U.S.

EDITOR: It is a pure entitlement mentality for one country to demand we purchase their goods if they haven’t been doing likewise. Could you imagine Walmart sending you a nasty gram for not shopping there? As a Canadian born American citizen, who happens to be a Trump supporter, I am ...

The scenario in Ukraine

EDITOR: Dear Senators and Congresspersons, Maybe you can help. It’s about a big problem I’ve seen in the neighborhood and a no-good aggressor is getting away with it. I saw it all; this one guy attacked his neighbor because he didn’t like the other’s politics. It wasn’t just ...

The egg law

EDITOR: I just read Daniel Van Beek’s response to my January 25 letter regarding Michigan’s new egg law. After reading it, I couldn’t help but wonder “did he actually read my letter or did he just glance and react to it?” I didn’t need his history lesson regarding this law, but ...

Hold a townhall meeting

EDITOR: Congressman Jack Bergman has railed against the alleged overreach of unelected bureaucrats and the need to rein them in. Those pesky bureaucrats, always trying to administer laws passed by Congress, the same legislative body to which Rep. Bergman belongs. Mr. Bergman has also stressed ...

No public input on social district

EDITOR: To the City of Escanaba and its Downtown Development Authority (DDA): (and CC to Escanaba residents and visitors): It happened so fast, I’m wondering if it was a fever dream. Did you really push through a social district (which allows alcohol consumption on public streets) that ...